Warm Collard Quinoa Salad

This warm collard quinoa salad with fresh cherry tomatoes is a healthy great meal for lunch and dinner. It is so simple to prepare and full of nutrients.

Who does not like Quinoa?! It is so simple to prepare and full of nutrients. It is perfect for fresh and delicious salads and you can have it either for lunch or dinner. This salad is made with fresh collard leaves, which are one of my favorite dark green leaves, and tossed with olive oil, garlic, onion and red pepper flakes. Hum… So good. If you love warm salad this one is perfect for you. There is no better combination than quinoa and collard to make a perfect, nutritious and flavorful warm salad.

Now, about the recipe.

I highly suggest before cooking quinoa that you always rinse very well for about 3 minutes or so in running cold water. Quinoa has saponins, which are naturally occurring chemical compounds that some people may be very sensitive to. Now for the collard, you can cut it in slices and then wash and dry it in your salad spinner or wash and dry one leaf at the time before slice them.

Since you are sautéing leaves always keep the heat at low to avoid the leaves getting very soggy. As for the tomatoes, you can cut them in half or not depending on your preference.